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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] 2] The integration between military and civilian sources of logistics and support are now extolled as underpinning the ADF’s ability to respond to crises in the future. [3].

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The water in the well – how much readiness is enough?

Logistics in War

One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat. Western militaries are waking to these problems. At present, they aren’t.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. In practice, however, attempts by militaries to develop logistics readiness have led to mixed results. Logistics drove the strategy of the most powerful nation of the time.

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Building on bedrock or sinking into quicksand – a report on Sustaining Self-Reliance

Logistics in War

. ‘Supply chain security continues to occupy our minds as we intermingle our desire for national prosperity through global trade with our desire to prevent the loss of native capacity to build military capability, mobilise and sustain operations. Present day convenience will likely cost the future ADF dearly.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

’ I described the idea of logistics readiness as the ability of a military force to build up and sustain combat power at their full potential. In practice, however, attempts by militaries to develop logistics readiness have led to mixed results. Logistics drove the strategy of the most powerful nation of the time.

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How did we get here? Building the Defence logistician – Part One

Logistics in War

This transcript is the first half of a speech given at the 2018 Australian and New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. Are we talking about military staff only, does the definition include acquisition specialists, what about health professionals, and are we interested in Service logisticians operating at the tactical level?

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Preparing for preparedness – how should we begin?

Logistics in War

Of course additional funding and attention can improve the capability and capacity of any military force to sustain itself in peace and on operations. When capability and attitude are misaligned, and where understanding is deficient, it is inevitable that the investment of time, effort and resources into military readiness is wasted.